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There are comical own goals, then there's this next level effort from Osasuna's Unai Garcia. His slip sent the struggling Pamplona side, who are seven points adrift at the foot of La Liga, on towards a 5-2 defeat at Las Palmas.
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We're not quite sure of the context here, but this novel approach to refereeing from the Chinese Super League is unlikely to take off in the Premier League any time soon. Watch how this official decides whether to book or send off this particular offender...
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New rules, coming into force at the start of the 2016/17 season, mean clubs have to engage in structured dialogue with their supporters. As Martin O'Hara points out, FSF deputy chair and secretary of the Vikings Supporters Co-operative at Doncaster Rovers, some clubs are far better at this than others and Doncaster Rovers are way ahead of the curve...
Football is a traditional game, and its innate...

Hakim Ziyech is responsible for this heinous miss against Legia Warsaw midweek. Two minutes into stoppage time he could have given Ajax a decisive 2-0 lead in their Europa League tie but fluffed his shot...
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Huddersfield Town have had a remarkable season on and off the pitch, with the West Yorkshire side currently third in the Championship and enjoying big crowds at the John Smith's Stadium. We spoke to the club's SLO Nathan Hosker to find out more about his work behind the scenes...
FSF: What is the purpose of the SLO at Huddersfield Town, and how has the role changed since being introduced?
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January and February have been busy months for the Fans for Diversity campaign. Campaign organiser Anwar Uddin tells us about the work going on…
Wingate & Finchely Disabled Supporters Forum
Anwar kicked off the new year by supporting a new disabled forum at Wingate & Finchley, who ply their trade in the Isthmian League.
Headed up by Manisha Tailor the forum aims to help those in the area with ment...

To the Sao Paulo state leagues this week for And finally... where Sao Bento defender João Paulo scored a remarkable own goal from the half-way line. His attempted backpass sailed over his goalkeeper whose acrobatic efforts almost saved it. Almost.
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Like many grounds across the country, the DW Stadium suffers from some very questionable match-day catering. Alan Moore from the Pie At Night, tells us what Wigan fans are doing about it...
Have you heard? Respected Mudhutter fanzine editor and author Martin ‘Jimmy’ Tarbuck has started a petition on change.org asking for the powers that be at Wigan Athletic and the DW Stadium to stock pies from l...

A shirtless buffoon, with terrible touch and technique, invaded the pitch during a recent Honduran fixture between Olimpia and Motagua in an effort to be the centre of attention for a little while . Play continued, however - his scuffed finish ignored by all and sundry.
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Many clubs do good work in reaching out to young offenders via their charitable foundations, aiming to turn teenage lives around. But come matchday those same clubs and the police can take hardline approaches towards criminalising those very same youths. The FSF has kick-started a scheme which seeks to improve the situation for football clubs, the police and most importantly, fans. FSF caseworker ...